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Nova Southeastern NSUB 3-4
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Winner St. Thomas Univ. STUBSB18 7-1
Nova Southeastern NSUB
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St. Thomas Univ. STUBSB18
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nova Southeastern NSUB 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 6 3
St. Thomas Univ. STUBSB18 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 X 9 13 1

W: Ian Exposito (2-0) L: Orta, Ronny (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

NSU Upended by St. Thomas (Fla.), 9-4

Sharks drop third straight in midweek matchup at St. Thomas (Fla.)

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Nova Southeastern was limited to just six hits, and surrendered runs in five consecutive innings en route to a 9-4 setback Tuesday night at St. Thomas (Fla.).  
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Score: St. Thomas 9. Nova Southeastern 4
Records: St. Thomas (7-1), Nova Southeastern (3-4)
Location: Paul Demie Mainieri Field | Miami Gardens, Fla.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
After the first two batters reached base safely in the bottom of the second, the Bobcats used an RBI-groundout to shortstop to open the scoring before grabbing an early 2-0 lead on a sacrifice fly to center.
 
The Sharks would respond, though, in the top half of the third. A one-out walk by Andrew Labosky followed by a Samuel Duran single into left put two runners aboard with one out. Both runners would advance 90 feet on a wild pitch in the ensuing at-bat and soon came around to score when an errant throw by the St. Thomas catcher sailed into the outfield.
 
The Bobcats quickly regained a 3-2 advantage in the home half of the third on a two-out single into center and soon doubled that margin to 4-2 with yet another two-out base hit in the fourth. The Sharks continued to turn to their bullpen, yet were unable to stop the bleeding as the Bobcats added two more in the fifth and three more in the sixth to blow the ball game open.
 
Dominic Diana collected a sac fly in the eighth following a lead-off triple by Andrew Liberty. However, the rally would stop there as the final five batters were set down in order by the St. Thomas bullpen.   

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
  • A first-inning single extended Dylan Harris' hit streak to seven games to begin the year.
  • Nova Southeastern used a combined seven pitchers in the effort.
  • The Sharks' loss marked their first against St. Thomas since Feb. 17, 2015, ending a previous streak of three straight wins in the series.
 STATS OF THE NIGHT:
  • Starting pitcher Brady Acker allowed two earned runs in two innings, while striking out two in his NSU debut.
  • Duran finished 2-for-4 at the plate, his second multi-hit performance on the young season.

UP NEXT:
NSU will look to regroup with an off-weekend before opening Sunshine State Conference play next Friday, Feb. 23 at Embry-Riddle. For complete coverage of the action, follow the Sharks on Twitter @NSU_Baseball or visit the schedule page on NSUSharks.com.
 
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